What did you read this year?
Jennifer’s
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2024
3.8
3.8
When Kathryn Durham finds her father dangling on the precipice of a cliff and hanging by a thread to life, he inscribes his final words in the dust: “MD.� Certain these are the initials of his murderer–and also their property’s neighbor–she is intent on vengeance at all costs.
Her younger brother longs for an education that they could not afford even if they sold the homestead, and she clings to their piece of worthless, rocky land that will prob ...more
Her younger brother longs for an education that they could not afford even if they sold the homestead, and she clings to their piece of worthless, rocky land that will prob ...more
What happens to the self when you leave someplace, and what self do you meet in the new? What self do you sacrifice? White Mulberry is the story of Miyoung, a spirited child who identifies herself with the fiery dragon that represents her birth year and the white mulberry tree which inspires her resilience throughout her life in Japan. As a young girl, she receives a mulberry journal from her teacher and writes a prophetic haiku: “Youth does not
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